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VFW post is names after John Simpson (link retrieved 2011) https://www.times-advocate.com/articles/vfw-post-celebrates-90th-birthday/

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VFW post celebrates 90th birthday - Escondido Times-Advocate

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Escondido’s VFW Post 1513 celebrated its 90th birthday in grand style on Saturday night with a barbecue bash that included an uplifting, patriotic address by a retired Marine and a celebratory cake. The post has about 120 members, and many of them were in attendance. The John R. Simpson post was established June 10, 1927 and was based in several […]

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Weekly Times - Advocate, dated January 02, 1919, page 1. - John R. Simpson dies from pneumonia while performing service to our country.

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John R Simpson dies, Times-Advocate, Escondido, Ca-Jan 02, 1919, pg 1

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Weekly Times - Advocate, dated June 08, 1917, page 7. - Newspaper photo of  Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Simpson.

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Mr & Mrs J.A.Simpson,Weekly Times-Advocate (Escondido,Ca) Jun 08, 1917, pg 7

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.A Simpson and W.F. Riley signed the contract on Tuesday to start building the new two-story building for Simpson on the corner of Grand Avenue and Lime street. To be completed by December 10, 1917. Newspaper article is from The Weekly Times Advocate (Escondido,Ca.), dated August 24, 1917, page 4.

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J.A. Simpson bldg- Weekly Times-Advocate ( Escondido, Ca.) Aug 24, 1917, pg 4

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JStart Side Walls Of The New Simpson Building - Newspaper article is from The Times-Advocate (Escondido, California) Dated September 15, 1917, page 1.

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J.A.Simpson bldg, Times-Advocate (Escondido,Ca.), Sep 15, 1917, pg 1

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A contract ( to sign on Monday) goes to W.T. Riley of San Diego at a cost of $23,000 to build on Grand Avenue, Escondido, California. Newspaper article is from The Times-Advocate (Escodido,Ca), dated August 18, 1917, page 4.

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J.A.Simpson bldg, times-Advocate (Escondido,Ca.) Aug 18, 1917, pg 4

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The return trip from Los Angeles that J.A Simpson, M.Eugene Durfee and E.E. Martin drove. Newspaper article is from The Times-Advocate ( Escondido, Ca.) dated July 25, 1917, page 1.

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J.A. Simpsom, Times-Advocate ( Escondido, Ca.) July 25, 1917, pg 1

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J.A Simpson, M.Eugene Durfee and E.E. Martin drove to Los Angeles for 3 days to secure materials for the new Simpson Building. Newspaper article is from The Times-Advocate (Escondido, Ca,) dated July 21, 1917, page 3.

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J.A.Simpson, Times-Advocate (Escondido, Ca.) Jul 21, 1917, pg 3

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Two story Class C store, office and lodge building on Lime Street in Escondido, Ca.
Found this in SouthWest & Contractor, August 31, 1917.

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S_W Builders & Contractor, Aug,31,1917 copy

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The Los Angeles Times, dated 7/19/1917, page 1, 

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Side note on J.E. Davis - The Long Beach Sun, Nov 07, 1933, pg 7

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Side note on J.E. Davis - The Long Beach Sun, Nov 07, 1933, pg 7

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2) Davis-Meyer Building- Imperial Valley Press, July 21, 1932, pg 7 (1)

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2) Davis-Meyer Building - Imperial Valley Press, El Centro, Ca., July 21, 1932, pg 7 (1)

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1) Davis-Meyer Building- Imperial Valley Press, July 21, 1932, pg 7 (1)

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1) Davis-Meyer Building- Imperial Valley Press, July 21, 1932, pg 7 (1)

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Davis-Meyer Bldg, 495 W. Main St., El Centro, Ca.Nov 2007 Google Street View

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Davis-Meyer Bldg, 495 W. Main St., El Centro, Ca.Nov 2007 Google Street View

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2) Davis-Meyer Building- Imperial Valley Press, July 21, 1932, pg 7

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2) Davis-Meyer Building - Imperial Valley Press, El Centro, Ca., July 21, 1932, pg 7

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1) Davis-Meyer Building- Imperial Valley Press, July 21, 1932, pg 7

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1) Davis-Meyer Building- Imperial Valley Press, July 21, 1932, pg 7

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Davis-Meyer Bldg- Imperial Valley Press, April 25, 1932, pg 1, California Digital Newspaper Collection

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Davis-Meyer Bldg- Imperial Valley Press, April 25, 1932, pg 1, California Digital Newspaper Collection

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Davis Bldg fire - Riverside Daily Press, Jan 01, 1932, pg 12

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Davis Bldg fire - Riverside Daily Press, Jan 01, 1932, pg 12

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1912 Davis Bldg before fire - Imperial Valley Press, Apr 08, 1932, pg 8

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1912 Davis Bldg before fire - Imperial Valley Press, Apr 08, 1932, pg 8

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In 1912 the Davis Building was built, but in 1932 a fire destroyed it. Durfee was commissioned to design a new building. It was rebuilt in the same location and is still standing. It has had some alterations done to the exterior of the building sometime between 2007-2012 according to the photos of Google Street View

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Davis-Meyer Bldg, 495 W. Main St, El Centro, Ca. May 2012 Google Street View

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The Bay Cities Guaranty Building - Room 308, 225 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica. 1930-31 Phone Directory.

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Central Tower Building,1424 Fourth Street, Santa Monica 1929 Phone Directory.

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Dudley Building, Room 209, 231 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica 1928 Phone Directory.

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609 Insurance Exchange Bldg, 205 E Broadway, Long Beach 1933 Phone Directory.

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321 Comercial Exchange Building Office 209, 416 W. 8th St. Los Angeles 1927-1929 Phone Directory.

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M. Eugene Durfee - Inspector,

Compton Junior College

601 S. Acacia

Compton, California - 1940 U.S., City ph Directory @ Ancestry.com

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Program for Memorial (1941). Long Beach. Liddiard Family Photo Album. 

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Program for Memorial (1941). Long Beach. Liddiard Family Photo Album. 

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Letter to Mother (circa 1939). Liddiard Family Photo album. 

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Letter to Mother (circa 1939). Liddiard Family Photo Album. 

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Funderal set for Composer. Peters Family Photo Album.

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Letter to Lilly - 32nd wedding aniversary (circa 1939). Peters Family Photo Album.

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Recommendation for Hire - Santa Monica Board of education (circa 1940). Peters Family Photo Album.

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Mother's Day. Circa 1928. Peters Family Photo Album. 

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Dear "Helpmate= The hours with you dear heart are more to me than worth (Handwritten note) - 'troubles we have had in the past will be but an unpleasant dream' - Date Unknown. Peters Family Photo Album 

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Letter to Lilly (circa 1929). Peters Family Photo Album. 

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Old Dear Friends: Request for Mrs. Durfee to sing in German "Leib Vaterland" at the funeral service next Sunday., November 11

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Olde Songs Concert, presented by The First Methodist Episopal Church Choir and assisted by the Kingdon Trio. Peters Family Photo Album.

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National Music Week - Program - Long Beach, California. Circa 1934. Peters Family Photo Album. 

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The Lyric Club of Long Beach: Sopranos - Lillian Durfee, Director: Lillian Marie Brandvig, Anne Aaronson, Accompanist, Mrs. Wlater H. Boyd, Program charman. Circa 1934. Peters Family Photo Album. 

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Pasmore and Trerice: Sine the inception of their career as duo pianists, Mr. Pasmore and Mr. Treric has met with great enthusiasm from the public, as well as msuicians and critica, wherever they have appeared.. Peters Family Photo Album. 

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The Polyphonic Singers of Southern California, Kenneth Marvin Stead, Dir. Beatrice de Troose, by arrangement with L.E. Behyme. Peters Family Photo Album. 

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The Polyphonic Singers of Southern California, Kenneth Marvin Stead, Dir. Pasmore and Trerice, Duo, Pianists. Peters Family Photo Album. 

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Polyphonic Singers: Accompanied Artists - Hugh Merrick, Emil Danenberg. Peters Family Photo Album. 

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Presenting Polyphonic Singers, Director, Kenneth Marvin Stead, Assisting Artist: Edwin Geber, Helen Davenport, Accompanist, Barbara Watson, Accompanist. Peters Family Photo Album. 

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First Supranos - Lillian Durfee. Peters Family Photo Album. 

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Music-Arts Society, 68 Junior and Senior Recital. Peters Family Photo Album. 

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Music-Arts Society, 68 Junior and Senior Recital Peters Family Photo Album. 

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Helen Troutman Waldron presents Cecelia Giegerich in a Violin Recital. Peters Family Photo Album. 

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Estar Amigas Business Girls of the YWCA present An International Program of Music in honor of Sixth Annual Nation Wide Observance (circa 1933). Peters family photo album. 

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Music Arts Society - of Santa MOnica District - Junior and Senior Costume Recital. Peters Family Photo Albums. Evelyn Durfee; Cecilia Giegerich

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MuMusic Arts Society - of Santa MOnica District - Junior and Senior Costume RecitalsicArtSocietyProgram (Peters Family Photo Album)

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More U Club Announcements. Peters Family Photo Album. 

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U Club Announcements. Peters Family Photo Album. 

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U Club President. Peters Family Photo Album. 

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Birthday Party. Peters Family Photo Album. 

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Young Artists In Benefit. Peters Family Photo Album. 

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Socai Gathering (Peters Family Album)- date unknown. 

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Music Arts Society. Peters Family Photo Album (circa 1931). 

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Santa Monica HS (circa 1931)- Peters Family Photo album.

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Multiple Social Announcements (Peters Family Photo Album) - date unknown. 

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Opening luncheon at Country Club. Peters family photo album. Date unknown. 

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Entertainers Give Memory Test (Peters Family Photo Album) - date unknown. 

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Orchestra of Samohi given commendation (Peters Family Photo Album) - Date Unknown. 

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University Club Holds Bridget and Team (Peters Photo Album) date unknown. 

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Brentwood Club Display (Peters Family Photo Album) circa 1930-33. 

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Letter to Evelyn from YWCA (circa 1933) 

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Personal Letter to Evelyn - YWCA - (Circa 1933) - Peters Family Photo Album. 

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90 Years Later — How the Long Beach Earthquake Changed California’s Approach to School Construction -

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The ong Beach Earthquake was a turning point in the way that earthquakes and their impacts were understood and addressed in the western US.

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Schools re-built or built with WPA funding 1933-1940

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Downloaded (2026) from https://livingnewdeal.org/us/ca/long-beach-ca/

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Long Beach Post (2012) Retrieved from https://lbpost.com/news/op-ed-should-we-really-be-tearing-down-our-old-schools/

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OP-ED: Should We Be Tearing Down Old Schools?

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Last year, and then again as recently as May 1, the Long Beach Unified School Board voted unanimously to begin the death knell for our city’s amazing collection of historic school buildings, starting with the demolitions of Cecil B. DeMille School (1956 – Kenneth Wing, Architect), Newcomb School (1963 – Hugh Gibbs, Architect) and Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School (1935 – George Kahrs, Architect).

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Parents-Teachers observe date of James Abram Garfield birth - Long Beach Press-Telegram, Nov 16, 1936, page 12. The article also mentions the two buildings.

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James A. Garfield Elementary School - Long Beach Press-Telegram, Nov 16, 1936, pg 12

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James A. Garfield Elementary plans presented by Durfee also reported in The Long Beach Sun, Dec 12, 1935, page 5

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James A. Garfield Elementary School - The Long Beach Sun - Dec 12, 1935, pg 5

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Rehabilitation Assistant, M. Eugene Durfee presented the James a. Garfield Elementary School plans - Long Beach Press-Telegram, Dec 11, 1935, page 27

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James A. Garfield Elementary School - Long Beach Press-Telegram, Dec 11, 1935, pg 27

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James A. Garfield Elementary in Long Beach, California, is located at 2240 Baltic Avenue, Long Beach California. The "school plant" buildings are located at Hill Street and Delta Avenue, Long Beach, California. - Google Street View photo attached.

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James A. Garfield, 2240 Baltic Ave., Long Beach, Ca. 5000& 6000 bldgs - Delta Ave & Hill St

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3 piece article from The Los Angeles Times, dated January 17, 1932. It gives an idea of what the city was like at the time. This was the year the Durfees moved there

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Long Beach, LA Times- Jan 17, 1932, pg 60

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3 piece article from The Los Angeles Times, dated January 17, 1932. It gives an idea of what the city was like at the time. This was the year the Durfees moved there

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Long Beach- LA TImes, Jan 17, 1932, pg 60

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3 piece article from The Los Angeles Times, dated January 17, 1932. It gives an idea of what the city was like at the time. This was the year the Durfees moved there

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Long Beach, LA Times, Jan 17, 1932, pg 60

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The Methodist Church in the photo was located on Pacific Ave. and 5th.  Construction began on the church on January 3rd, 1909.Official name of the church was the First Methodist ChurchNorman E. Marsh of Los Angeles was the architect. Sadly,  now there is only empty lots where it once stood. (Provided by Long Beach Historical Society) 

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Methodist Church, Long Beach, Ca. (4) (2)

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M.E.Durfee, Building Material Committee Chairman - Long Beach-Telegram, Feb 15, 1934, pg 5

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M.E.Durfee, Building Material Committee Chairman - Long Beach-Telegram, Feb 15, 1934, pg 5

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M.E.Durfee, Rehabilitation Assistant - Long Beach Sun, Feb 06, 1934, pg 3

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M.E.Durfee, Rehabilitation Assistant - Long Beach Sun, Feb 06, 1934, pg 3

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M.E.Durfee Rehabilitation Assistant - Long Beach Sun, Dec 12, 1935, pg 5

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M.E.Durfee Rehabilitation Assistant - Long Beach Sun, Dec 12, 1935, pg 5

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M.E.Durfee, Assistant Rehabilitation Director- Long Beach Sun, Feb 15, 1934, pg 7

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M.E.Durfee, Assistant Rehabilitation Director- Long Beach Sun, Feb 15, 1934, pg 7

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M.E.Durfee, Assistant Rehabilitation Director- Long Beach Sun, Feb 15, 1934, pg 7

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Durfee:architect - Long Beach Sun, Dec 20, 1933, pg 7

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M.E.Durfee, Building Material Committee Chairman - Long Beach-Telegram, Feb 15, 1934, pg 5

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2) M.E.Durfee Rehabilitation Assistant resigns - Long Beach Sun, Jan 18, 1938, pg 3

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1) M.E.Durfee/ Assistant resigns -Long Beach Sun, Jan 18, 1938, pg 3

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1) M.E.Durfee: Assistant resigns -Long Beach Sun, Jan 18, 1938, pg 3

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McKinley Elementary School – Long Beach CA

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Designed by M. Eugene Durfee, McKinley Elementary School (Building A) was built in 1934 with Public Works Administration (PWA) funding. It is one of six LBUSD schools built in the aftermath of the 1933 Long Beach Earthquake that were designed

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It appears that Durfee's 10 story on Flower street fell through and Charles F. De Long had architect C.F.Whittlesey to design the 13 story Mayflower on 535 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, Ca.

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The Ye Bull Penn Inn restaurant had several homes but in 1926 it was here- at 633 S. Hope Street, where it had been serving fish, chicken and charbroiled steaks in a rustic, masculine setting since…

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Los Angeles Evening Express, December 05,1925, page 26

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10 story bldg, 620 Flower st, LA Evening Express, Dec 05, 1925, pg26

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Gayley Apts - The Los Angeles Times, Feb 07, 1937, pg 68

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Gayley Apts - The Los Angeles Times, Feb 07, 1937, pg 68

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Gayley Apts - The Los Angeles Times, Jan 31, 1937, pg 74

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Gayley Apts - The Los Angeles Times, Jan 31, 1937, pg 74

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Los Angeles Times newspaper article dated 2/28/1937 about The Gayley Apartments on 925 Gayley Avenue, Westwood, Ca.

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1) McKinley School - Long Beach Sun, Oct 16, 1934, pg 1

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1) McKinley School - Long Beach Sun, Oct 16, 1934, pg 1

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2) McKinley School - Long Beach Sun, Oct 16, 1934, pg B1

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2) McKinley School - Long Beach Sun, Oct 16, 1934, pg B1

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Durfee/McKinley School - Long Beach Sun, Dec 08, 1934, pg 7

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Durfee:McKinley School - Long Beach Sun, Dec 08, 1934, pg 7

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Durfee/McKinley School -Long Beach Sun, Dec 12, 1933, pg 7

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Durfee:McKinley School -Long Beach Sun, Dec 12, 1933, pg 7

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McKinley Elementary 6822 Paramount Blvd, Long Beach, Ca. 90805, Google Street View

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McKinley School - Long Beach Sun, Aug 27, 1935, pg 5

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McKinley School - Long Beach Sun, Aug 27, 1935, pg 5